International Women’s Day + Anti-War Protests + Ongoing “Freedom” convoys + More
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International Women’s Day + Anti-War Protests + Ongoing “Freedom” convoys + More
On this 4th edition of the discursus Protest Analytics newsletter — March 15, 2022
It was International Women’s Day on March 8th and as with every year, this is an opportunity for women’s groups to draw attention to gender prejudices and inequalities that they are still facing. We want to mark the occasion by focusing this newsletter’s edition on the protest events that marked that day, as well as the aftermaths of those protests.
Olivier
olivier@discursus.io
Weekly Dashboard
Here’s an overview of the protests that happened in the past 7 days. Please visit the interactive version of that dashboard on Tableau Public.
Feature Protest — International Women’s Day
Dynamics and Timeline
Here first are the actors, relationships and narratives that forms the dynamic of that protest movement.
And here’s a timeline of the main events that punctuated that movement.
Analytics
Here first is the number of articles that were sourced since March 7, 2022…
This is a map of the events that were covered by the above articles…
Those are the actors in conflict…
Those are the actor types in conflict…
Selection of Articles
Prior to March 8, 2022 protests:
“As women’s marches gain steam in Pakistan, conservatives grow alarmed” — From BDNews24, https://bdnews24.com/world/south-asia/2022/03/07/as-womens-marches-gain-steam-in-pakistan-conservatives-grow-alarmed
“Governors’ Wives Stage Nationwide Protest Against Gender Bias” — From the Nigerian Tribune, https://tribuneonlineng.com/governors-wives-stage-nationwide-protest-against-gender-bias/
“Turkish authorities ban feminist demonstrations in Istanbul” — From Prensa Latina, https://www.plenglish.com/news/2022/03/08/turkish-authorities-ban-feminist-demonstrations-in-istanbul/
“Blood drive to mark Women’s Day halted, Afghan activists say” — From ABC News, https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/blood-drive-mark-womens-day-halted-afghan-activists-83314007
On March 8, 2022:
“World rallies for Women’s Day under Ukraine war shadow” — From RFI, https://www.rfi.fr/en/world-rallies-for-women-s-day-under-ukraine-war-shadow
“Thousands of women in El Salvador march for rights” — From BBC, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-60646938
“Female activists clash with Turkish cops while calling for an end to femicide” — From The Daily Mail, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10591215/Female-activists-clash-Turkish-cops-calling-end-femicide.html
“Women rally in Pakistan despite attempts to shut down protest” — From Al Jazeera, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/8/women-rally-in-pakistan-despite-attempts-to-shut-down-protest
After March 8, 2022 protests:
“Nigerian parliament rescinds decision on gender equality bills” — From Al Jazeera, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/8/nigerian-parliament-rescinds-decision-on
“Guatemala Congress ramps up prison sentence for abortion, bans gay marriage” — From RFI, https://www.rfi.fr/en/guatemala-congress-ramps-up-prison-sentence-for-abortion-bans-gay-marriage
Elsewhere around the world
⚔️ Of course, with Russia’s invasions of Ukraine continuing, protests around the world are still erupting. That includes protests in Russia itself, including during a popular news show, even though the population faces repression.
From RTE, https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/0313/1286133-ukraine-protests-russia/
From Al Jazeera, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/anti-war-protests-intensify-in-russia-along-with-police-crackdown
And from CBC News, https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/anti-war-protester-disrupts-russia-state-tv-1.6384534
🛑 And in captured Ukrainian cities, citizens are not welcoming Russians with open arms.
From The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/world/europe/melitopol-ukraine-mayor-russia.html
🚛 Remember those truckers for freedom in Canada, well they might have left Ottawa, but they haven’t vanished.
From CTV News, https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-police-to-brief-council-on-state-of-ongoing-beltline-protests-1.5810480
🚚 There’s also a trucker’s convoy in the US and the popular Youtube Channel 5 Youtube tagged along. They’re not journalists, but if you want an insider’s view of how that convoy formed and proceeded to DC, have a look.
From Channel 5, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKcJrBRVZn4
🌱 Tunisia, where we saw the rise of the Arab Spring protests, is still struggling with democratic stability.
From AFP News, https://www.barrons.com/news/tunisia-opposition-holds-protest-against-saied-power-grab-01647183907?refsec=afp-news
🏝 Are you familiar with the island of Corsica? I wasn’t until protests errupted after a nationalist figure was attacked in prison.
From The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/10/clashes-in-corsica-after-prison-attack-on-nationalist-figure-yvan-colonna
⛏ In Brazil, President Bolsonaro is still polarizing the population. This time it’s with a mining bill that would “threaten the Amazon rainforest by encouraging deforestation and industrial activity on protected Indigenous lands.”
From The Intelligencer, https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/In-Brazil-artists-and-activists-protest-against-16989979.php
Updates from the discursus project
I published this week a small post on why I’m building the discursus project. That question keeps coming back and I thought it would be a good idea to clarify the answer, even for myself. Please have a read and let me know your thoughts.
https://odupuis.medium.com/why-im-building-discursus-18263d670f53